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{{Short description|State-run news agency}}
{{Hatnote|"QNA" redirects here. For Queueing Network Analyzer software, see [[Traffic flow (computer networking)]]. Not to be confused with [[Q&A (disambiguation)|Q&A]].}}
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{{Infobox broadcasting network
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| website = {{URL|http://www.qna.org.qa/en-us/Home|Home Page}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qnaol.net/qnaen/Pages/default.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-15 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5wTqm5lFl?url=http://www.qnaol.net/qnaen/Pages/default.aspx |archivedate=14 February 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> {{in lang|en}}
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|parent=[[Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (Qatar)|Ministry of Information and Communications Technology]]|country=[[Qatar]]|type=[[State-owned enterprise|State-owned]] [[news agency]]}}
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'''Qatar News Agency''' (Wakalat Al Anba Al Qatariya or وكالة الأنباء القطرية)<ref>{{cite book|author=El Mustapha Lahlali|title=Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ydFvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT25|accessdate=12 September 2014|date=6 June 2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-7486-8864-7|page=25}}</ref> is a state-run [[Qatar]]i [[news agency]].<ref name="mondotimes1">[http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/qa/241/all/12247 Qatar News Agency (QNA) - news agency in Doha, Qatar with local news and community events] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wTqoKwQM?url=http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/qa/241/all/12247 |date=14 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.world-newspapers.com/qatar.html Qatar Newspapers and News Sites] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wTqocZF9?url=http://www.world-newspapers.com/qatar.html |date=14 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm BBC News - Qatar country profile] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wTqpPROr?url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm |date=14 February 2011 }}</ref>
'''Qatar News Agency''' ({{Langx|ar|وكالة الأنباء القطرية|translit=Wakalat al-Anba al-Qatariya}})<ref>{{cite book|author=El Mustapha Lahlali|title=Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ydFvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT25|access-date=12 September 2014|date=6 June 2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-7486-8864-7|page=25}}</ref> is a [[State-owned enterprise|state-run]] [[Qatar]]i [[news agency]].<ref name="mondotimes1">[http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/qa/241/all/12247 Qatar News Agency (QNA) - news agency in Doha, Qatar with local news and community events] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20030118172322/http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/qa/241/all/12247 |date=18 January 2003 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.world-newspapers.com/qatar.html Qatar Newspapers and News Sites] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103154950/http://www.world-newspapers.com/qatar.html |date=3 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm BBC News - Qatar country profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217060139/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm |date=17 February 2011 }}</ref>


==History and profile==
==History and profile==
Qatar News Agency was established by a decree issued on 25 May 1975.<ref>[http://www.qatarembassy.it/eng/ie/media.html Profile of Qatar - Media - Information] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wTqq7j8B?url=http://www.qatarembassy.it/eng/ie/media.html |date=14 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Barrie Gunter|author2=Roger Dickinson|title=News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89pMZd0JhDsC&pg=PA33|accessdate=8 February 2014|date=6 June 2013|publisher=A&amp;C Black|isbn=1-4411-0239-6|page=34}}</ref> It is attached to the Ministry of Information.<ref>{{cite book|author=Abbas Kadhim|title=Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: A Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-etiAFUzJ0C&pg=PA273|accessdate=4 October 2014|date=15 February 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-95966-0|page=273}}</ref> The former parent ministry was the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Qatar)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref name="mena4"/> The headquarters of the agency is in [[Doha]].<ref name=mena4>{{cite book|title=The Middle East and North Africa 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pP315Mw3S9EC&pg=PA954|accessdate=24 December 2016|date=30 October 2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis Group; Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-184-1|page=954}}</ref>
Qatar News Agency was established by a decree issued on 25 May 1975.<ref>[http://www.qatarembassy.it/eng/ie/media.html Profile of Qatar - Media - Information] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310094952/http://www.qatarembassy.it/eng/ie/media.html |date=10 March 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Barrie Gunter|author2=Roger Dickinson|title=News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89pMZd0JhDsC&pg=PA33|access-date=8 February 2014|date=6 June 2013|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4411-0239-3|page=34}}</ref> It is attached to the Ministry of Information.<ref>{{cite book|author=Abbas Kadhim|title=Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: A Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-etiAFUzJ0C&pg=PA273|access-date=4 October 2014|date=15 February 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-95966-0|page=273}}</ref> The former parent ministry was the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Qatar)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref name="mena4"/> The headquarters of the agency is in [[Doha]].<ref name=mena4>{{cite book|title=The Middle East and North Africa 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pP315Mw3S9EC&pg=PA954|year=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-184-1|page=954}}</ref> The Agency has been headed by Ahmed Saeed Jaber Al-Rumaihi since October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HH The Amir Issues Amiri Decision Appointing Qatar News Agency Director-General |url=http://diwan.gov.qa/en/briefing-room/news/general/lg/2021/september/30/lg01 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=diwan.gov.qa}}</ref>


By 1980, QNA signed collaborative agreements with the news agencies of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, France and Tunisia, in addition to opening a bureau in [[Tunis]], the administrative center of the [[Arab League]] at that time.<ref>{{cite book|title=Qatar: Year Book 1980–81|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZpPAQAAMAAJ|publisher=Press and Publications Department, Ministry of Information|year=1981|location=Doha|page=76}}</ref>
By 1980, QNA signed collaborative agreements with the news agencies of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, France and Tunisia, in addition to opening a bureau in [[Tunis]], the administrative center of the [[Arab League]] at that time.<ref>{{cite book |title=Qatar: Year Book 1980–81 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZpPAQAAMAAJ |publisher=Press and Publications Department, Ministry of Information|year=1981|location=Doha|page=76}}</ref>


The agency provides news in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[English language|English]].<ref name="mondotimes1"/> It has also [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] news services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information and Media|url=http://www.qatarembassy.net/page/information-and-media|publisher=Embassy of Qatar|accessdate=11 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716121901/http://www.qatarembassy.net/page/information-and-media|archivedate=16 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The agency provides news in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and English.<ref name="mondotimes1"/> It has also Spanish and Portuguese news services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information and Media|url=http://www.qatarembassy.net/page/information-and-media|publisher=Embassy of Qatar|access-date=11 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716121901/http://www.qatarembassy.net/page/information-and-media|archive-date=16 July 2014}}</ref>

=== Administration ===
Emiri Resolution No. (50) of 2014 was issued regarding the organization of the management of the Qatar News Agency. In accordance with this decision, the agency's management structure has been transformed to consist of:

# Office of the Director General,
# Internal Audit Department,
# Planning and Quality Department,
# Legal Affairs Department,
# Public Relations and Communication Department,
# Shared Services Department,
# Data Analysis and Documentation Department,
# Editorial and Media Monitoring Department,
# News Department,
# External Media Affairs Department,
# Technical Affairs Department.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.qna.org.qa/en/Pages/about-us |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=www.qna.org.qa}}</ref>

== Past administrators ==
Several personalities had led the agency since establishment. Below is the list of past and present directors of QNA:
# Director and Editor-in-Chief 1) Othman Abu Zaid 1975–1980 (Egyptian)
# Issa bin Saeed Al Kuwari 1980–1994 (Director and Editor-in-Chief)
# Ahmed Jassim Al Hamar 1994–2007 (Director and Editor-in-Chief)
# Sheikh Jabr bin Yusuf Al Thani 2007–2011 (Director-General)
# Ahmed Saeed Al Buainain 2011–2017 (Director-General)
# Yousef Al Maliki 2017–2021 (Director-General)
# Ahmed bin Said Jabor Al Rumaihi 2021–present (Director-General)

== Membership ==
Qatar News Agency is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), which aims to strengthen Arab media, in order to devdlope Arab News Agencies through the techniques and technology that they use. QNA is also a member of the Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP), the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), the Union of OIC News Agencies and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).<ref name=":0" />


==May 2017 incident==
==May 2017 incident==
{{See also|2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis}}
{{See also|2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis}}
On 24 May Qatar stated that the website was hacked by an unknown source and that [[Fake news#Hacked news websites|fake stories]] on sensitive issues were published before the site went offline. Subsequently Saudi Arabia, Egypt<ref>{{cite web|last1=Michaelson|first1=Ruth|title=Egypt blocks access to news websites including Al-Jazeera and Mada Masr|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/25/egypt-blocks-access-news-websites-al-jazeera-mada-masr-press-freedom|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=6 June 2017|date=25 May 2017}}</ref> and the United Arab Emirates [[Internet censorship|blocked]] Qatari media, including broadcaster [[Al Jazeera]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Qatar state news agency 'hacked with fake positive story about Israel and Iran'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/24/qatar-state-news-agency-hacked-fake-positive-story-israel-iran/|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Qatar official state news agency hacked, sensitive articles published|url=http://www.dw.com/en/qatar-official-state-news-agency-hacked-sensitive-articles-published/a-38963434|publisher=Deutsche Welle|accessdate=5 June 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Alkhalisi|first1=Zahraa|title=Al Jazeera blocked by Saudi Arabia and the UAE|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/24/media/al-jazeera-blocked-saudi-arabia-uae/index.html|publisher=CNNMoney|accessdate=6 June 2017|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> On 5 June Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, and Maldives severed their [[Foreign relations of Qatar|relations]] with Qatar [[Qatar and state-sponsored terrorism|accusing it of supporting terrorism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia, Egypt lead Arab states cutting Qatar ties, Iran blames Trump|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/04/saudi-arabia-bahrain-and-egypt-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-qatar.html|publisher=CNBC|accessdate=5 June 2017|date=5 June 2017}}</ref>
On 24 May Qatar stated that the website was hacked by an unknown source and that [[Fake news#Hacked news websites|fake stories]] on sensitive issues were published before the site went offline. Subsequently, Saudi Arabia, Egypt<ref>{{cite web |last1=Michaelson|first1=Ruth |title=Egypt blocks access to news websites including Al-Jazeera and Mada Masr |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/25/egypt-blocks-access-news-websites-al-jazeera-mada-masr-press-freedom|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 June 2017|date=25 May 2017}}</ref> and the United Arab Emirates [[Internet censorship|blocked]] Qatari media, including broadcaster [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Qatar state news agency 'hacked with fake positive story about Israel and Iran'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/24/qatar-state-news-agency-hacked-fake-positive-story-israel-iran/|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=24 May 2017 |access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Qatar official state news agency hacked, sensitive articles published |url=http://www.dw.com/en/qatar-official-state-news-agency-hacked-sensitive-articles-published/a-38963434 |publisher=Deutsche Welle|access-date=5 June 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Alkhalisi |first1=Zahraa |title=Al Jazeera blocked by Saudi Arabia and the UAE|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/24/media/al-jazeera-blocked-saudi-arabia-uae/index.html |publisher=CNNMoney|access-date=6 June 2017|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> On 5 June Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, and Maldives severed their [[Foreign relations of Qatar|relations]] with Qatar [[Qatar and state-sponsored terrorism|accusing it of supporting terrorism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia, Egypt lead Arab states cutting Qatar ties, Iran blames Trump |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/04/saudi-arabia-bahrain-and-egypt-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-qatar.html |publisher=CNBC|access-date=5 June 2017|date=5 June 2017}}</ref> In report published by The [[United Nations]] Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, [[New York City|New York]] in 2022, data from the report displayed multiple initiatives by Qatar for countering terrorism such as supporting member states and regional organizations in developing their counter-terrorism strategies that reflect all four Pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and in accordance with relevant General Assembly and [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]] resolutions. The report also included ensuring these strategies aim to counter terrorism in a holistic, comprehensive and integrated manner, in line with international law, including [[international human rights law]], [[international humanitarian law]] and international refugee law, while also ensuring [[gender equality]] and [[youth empowerment]] through engagement with [[civil society]], [[Academy|academia]], [[Think tank|think tanks]] and the [[private sector]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2023 |title=THE LARGEST UN COUNTER-TERRORISM FRAMEWORK EXPLAINED |url=https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/sites/www.un.org.counterterrorism/files/221114_global_compact_brochure2022_web.pdf |website=United Nations global counter terrorism coordination compact}}</ref>

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According to Qatar-based Al Jazeera, hackers posted fake remarks on the official Qatar News Agency attributed to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani]], that expressed support for Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/saudi-arabia-uae-egypt-bahrain-cut-ties-qatar-170605031700062.html|title=Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties to Qatar|date=5 June 2017|work=AlJazeera.com|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> The emir was quoted as saying: "Iran represents a regional and Islamic power that cannot be ignored and it is unwise to face up against it. It is a big power in the stabilization of the region."<ref>"[https://www.foxnews.com/world/hack-fake-story-expose-real-tensions-between-qatar-gulf/ Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf]". ''Fox News.'' 24 May 2017.</ref><ref name="stratfor">"[https://www.stratfor.com/article/trumps-arab-nato-vision-desert-mirage Trump's 'Arab NATO' Vision is a Desert Mirage]". [[Stratfor]]. 31 May 2017.</ref> Qatar reported that the statements were false and did not know their origin.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/world/middleeast/qatar-saudi-arabia-egypt-bahrain-united-arab-emirates.html | title = 5 Arab States Break Ties With Qatar, Complicating U.S. Coalition-Building | first1 = Anne | last1 = Barnard | first2 = David | last2 = Kirkpatrick | date = 5 June 2017 | access-date = 5 June 2017 | newspaper= [[New York Times]] }}</ref> Despite this, the remarks were widely publicized in the various Arab news media, including UAE-based [[Sky News Arabia]] and [[Al Arabiya]].<ref name="auto"/> On 3 June 2017, the [[Twitter|Twitter account]] of Bahraini foreign minister [[Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa]] was hacked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://phys.org/news/2017-06-bahrain-minister-briefly-hacked-qatar.html |title=Bahrain minister briefly hacked after Qatar cyber attack |work=Phys.org |date=3 June 2017 |access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref>


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Initially alleged Intelligence gathered by the US security agencies indicated that [[Cyberwarfare by Russia|Russian hackers]] were behind the intrusion first reported by the Qataris.<ref name="PerezProkupecz">Evan Perez & Shimon Prokupecz, [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-crisis/index.html US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis], CNN (6 June 2017).</ref><ref name="Wintour">[[Patrick Wintour]], [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/07/russian-hackers-qatar-crisis-fbi-inquiry-saudi-arabia-uae Russian hackers to blame for sparking Qatar crisis, FBI inquiry finds] (7 June 2017).</ref> However, a U.S. official briefed on the inquiry told ''[[The New York Times]]'' that it "was unclear whether the hackers were state-sponsored"<ref name="Landler">[[Mark Landler]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/world/middleeast/trump-qatar-saudi-arabia.html Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner], ''New York Times'' (6 June 2017).</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]'' diplomatic editor [[Patrick Wintour]] reported that "It is believed that the Russian government was not involved in the hacks; instead, freelance hackers were paid to undertake the work on behalf of some other state or individual."<ref name="Wintour"/> A U.S. diplomat said that Russia and its ally Iran stood to benefit from sowing discord among U.S. allies in the region, "particularly if they made it more difficult for the United States to use Qatar as a major base."<ref name="Landler"/> The FBI sent a team of investigators to [[Doha]] to help the [[Qatari government]] investigate the hacking incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mofa.gov.qa/en/all-mofa-news/details/2017/06/07/ministry-of-the-interior-statement-on-piracy-crime-on-qatar-news-agency-website|title=Ministry of the Interior Statement on Piracy Crime on Qatar News Agency Website|website=mofa.gov.qa}}</ref> Later [[The New York Times|New York Times]] reported that the hacking incidents may be part of long running cyberwar between Qatar and other Gulf countries that was only revealed to the public during the recent incidents and they noted how Saudi and UAE media picked up the statement made by the hacked media in less than 20 minutes and began interviewing many well-prepared commentators against Qatar.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kirkpatrick|first1=David D.|date=2017-06-08 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/world/middleeast/qatar-cyberattack-espionage-for-hire.html|title=Hacking in Qatar Highlights a Shift Toward Espionage-for-Hire|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-11|last2=Frenkel |first2=Sheera|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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According to Qatar-based Al Jazeera, hackers posted fake remarks on the official Qatar News Agency attributed to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh [[Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani]], that expressed support for Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/saudi-arabia-uae-egypt-bahrain-cut-ties-qatar-170605031700062.html|title=Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties to Qatar|date=5 June 2017|work=AlJazeera.com|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> The emir was quoted as saying: "Iran represents a regional and Islamic power that cannot be ignored and it is unwise to face up against it. It is a big power in the stabilization of the region."<ref>"[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/23/qatar-says-state-news-website-hacked-fake-article-published.html Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf]". ''Fox News.'' 24 May 2017.</ref><ref name="stratfor">"[https://www.stratfor.com/article/trumps-arab-nato-vision-desert-mirage Trump's 'Arab NATO' Vision is a Desert Mirage]". [[Stratfor]]. 31 May 2017.</ref> Qatar reported that the statements were false and did not know their origin.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/05/world/middleeast/qatar-saudi-arabia-egypt-bahrain-united-arab-emirates.html | title = 5 Arab States Break Ties With Qatar, Complicating U.S. Coalition-Building | first1 = Anne | last1 = Barnard | first2 = David | last2 = Kirkpatrick | date = 5 June 2017 | accessdate = 5 June 2017 | newspaper= [[New York Times]] }}</ref> Despite this, the remarks were widely publicized in the various Arab news media, including UAE-based [[Sky News Arabia]] and [[Al Arabiya]].<ref name="auto"/> On 3 June 2017, the [[Twitter|Twitter account]] of Bahraini foreign minister [[Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa]] was hacked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://phys.org/news/2017-06-bahrain-minister-briefly-hacked-qatar.html |title=Bahrain minister briefly hacked after Qatar cyber attack |work=Phys.org |date=3 June 2017 |accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref>


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On 16 July, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' revealed that US intelligence officials pin-pointed the hack as being carried out by the UAE. The intelligence officials stated that the hacking was discussed among Emirati officials on 23 May, one day before the operation took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/uae-arranged-hacking-qatari-media-washington-post-170717004353563.html|title=UAE arranged hacking of Qatari media: Washington Post|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=16 July 2017|access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> The UAE denied any involvement in the hacking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/17/middleeast/uae-qatar-report/index.html|title=UAE denies Washington Post report it orchestrated Qatar hack|publisher=CNN|author1=Tamara Qiblawi|author2=Angela Dewan|date=27 July 2017|access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> It was announced on 26 August 2017 that five individuals allegedly involved in the hacking were arrested in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-qatar-cyber-idUSKCN1B608L|title=Qatar says five suspects in news agency hacking detained in Turkey|publisher=Reuters|date=26 August 2017|access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref>
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Initially alleged Intelligence gathered by the US security agencies indicated that [[Cyberwarfare by Russia|Russian hackers]] were behind the intrusion first reported by the Qataris.<ref name="PerezProkupecz">Evan Perez & Shimon Prokupecz, [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/russian-hackers-planted-fake-news-qatar-crisis/index.html US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis], CNN (6 June 2017).</ref><ref name="Wintour">[[Patrick Wintour]], [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/07/russian-hackers-qatar-crisis-fbi-inquiry-saudi-arabia-uae Russian hackers to blame for sparking Qatar crisis, FBI inquiry finds] (7 June 2017).</ref> However, a U.S. official briefed on the inquiry told ''[[The New York Times]]'' that it "was unclear whether the hackers were state-sponsored"<ref name="Landler">[[Mark Landler]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/world/middleeast/trump-qatar-saudi-arabia.html Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner], ''New York Times'' (6 June 2017).</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]'' diplomatic editor [[Patrick Wintour]] reported that "It is believed that the Russian government was not involved in the hacks; instead, freelance hackers were paid to undertake the work on behalf of some other state or individual."<ref name="Wintour"/> A U.S. diplomat said that Russia and its ally Iran stood to benefit from sowing discord among U.S. allies in the region, "particularly if they made it more difficult for the United States to use Qatar as a major base."<ref name="Landler"/> The FBI sent a team of investigators to [[Doha]] to help the [[Qatari government]] investigate the hacking incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mofa.gov.qa/en/all-mofa-news/details/2017/06/07/ministry-of-the-interior-statement-on-piracy-crime-on-qatar-news-agency-website|title=Ministry of the Interior Statement on Piracy Crime on Qatar News Agency Website|website=mofa.gov.qa}}</ref> Later [[The New York Times|New York Times]] reported that the hacking incidents may be part of long running cyberwar between Qatar and other Gulf countries that was only revealed to the public during the recent incidents and they noted how Saudi and UAE media picked up the statement made by the hacked media in less than 20 minutes and began interviewing many well-prepared commentators against Qatar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/world/middleeast/qatar-cyberattack-espionage-for-hire.html|title=Hacking in Qatar Highlights a Shift Toward Espionage-for-Hire|last=Kirkpatrick|first=David D.|date=2017-06-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-06-11|last2=Frenkel|first2=Sheera|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==See also==
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On 16 July, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' revealed that US intelligence officials pin-pointed the hack as being carried out by the UAE. The intelligence officials stated that the hacking was discussed among Emirati officials on 23 May, one day before the operation took place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/uae-arranged-hacking-qatari-media-washington-post-170717004353563.html|title=UAE arranged hacking of Qatari media: Washington Post|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=16 July 2017|accessdate=27 August 2017}}</ref> The UAE denied any involvement in the hacking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/17/middleeast/uae-qatar-report/index.html|title=UAE denies Washington Post report it orchestrated Qatar hack|publisher=CNN|authors=Tamara Qiblawi and Angela Dewan|date=27 July 2017|accessdate=27 August 2017}}</ref> It was announced on 26 August 2017 that five individuals allegedly involved in the hacking were arrested in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-qatar-cyber-idUSKCN1B608L|title=Qatar says five suspects in news agency hacking detained in Turkey|publisher=Reuters|date=26 August 2017|accessdate=27 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Federation of Arab News Agencies]] (FANA)


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Qatar News Agency
TypeState-owned news agency
Country
Qatar
Founded25 May 1975; 49 years ago (1975-05-25)
HeadquartersDoha
ParentMinistry of Information and Communications Technology
Official website
www.qna.org.qa/en[1] (in English)

Qatar News Agency (Arabic: وكالة الأنباء القطرية, romanized: Wakalat al-Anba al-Qatariya)[2] is a state-run Qatari news agency.[3][4][5]

History and profile

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Qatar News Agency was established by a decree issued on 25 May 1975.[6][7] It is attached to the Ministry of Information.[8] The former parent ministry was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[9] The headquarters of the agency is in Doha.[9] The Agency has been headed by Ahmed Saeed Jaber Al-Rumaihi since October 2021.[10]

By 1980, QNA signed collaborative agreements with the news agencies of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, France and Tunisia, in addition to opening a bureau in Tunis, the administrative center of the Arab League at that time.[11]

The agency provides news in Arabic and English.[3] It has also Spanish and Portuguese news services.[12]

Administration

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Emiri Resolution No. (50) of 2014 was issued regarding the organization of the management of the Qatar News Agency. In accordance with this decision, the agency's management structure has been transformed to consist of:

  1. Office of the Director General,
  2. Internal Audit Department,
  3. Planning and Quality Department,
  4. Legal Affairs Department,
  5. Public Relations and Communication Department,
  6. Shared Services Department,
  7. Data Analysis and Documentation Department,
  8. Editorial and Media Monitoring Department,
  9. News Department,
  10. External Media Affairs Department,
  11. Technical Affairs Department.[13]

Past administrators

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Several personalities had led the agency since establishment. Below is the list of past and present directors of QNA:

  1. Director and Editor-in-Chief 1) Othman Abu Zaid 1975–1980 (Egyptian)
  2. Issa bin Saeed Al Kuwari 1980–1994 (Director and Editor-in-Chief)
  3. Ahmed Jassim Al Hamar 1994–2007 (Director and Editor-in-Chief)
  4. Sheikh Jabr bin Yusuf Al Thani 2007–2011 (Director-General)
  5. Ahmed Saeed Al Buainain 2011–2017 (Director-General)
  6. Yousef Al Maliki 2017–2021 (Director-General)
  7. Ahmed bin Said Jabor Al Rumaihi 2021–present (Director-General)

Membership

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Qatar News Agency is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), which aims to strengthen Arab media, in order to devdlope Arab News Agencies through the techniques and technology that they use. QNA is also a member of the Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP), the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), the Union of OIC News Agencies and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).[13]

May 2017 incident

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See also: 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis

On 24 May Qatar stated that the website was hacked by an unknown source and that fake stories on sensitive issues were published before the site went offline. Subsequently, Saudi Arabia, Egypt[14] and the United Arab Emirates blocked Qatari media, including broadcaster Al Jazeera.[15][16][17] On 5 June Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, and Maldives severed their relations with Qatar accusing it of supporting terrorism.[18] In report published by The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, New York in 2022, data from the report displayed multiple initiatives by Qatar for countering terrorism such as supporting member states and regional organizations in developing their counter-terrorism strategies that reflect all four Pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and in accordance with relevant General Assembly and Security Council resolutions. The report also included ensuring these strategies aim to counter terrorism in a holistic, comprehensive and integrated manner, in line with international law, including international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international refugee law, while also ensuring gender equality and youth empowerment through engagement with civil society, academia, think tanks and the private sector.[19]

According to Qatar-based Al Jazeera, hackers posted fake remarks on the official Qatar News Agency attributed to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that expressed support for Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel.[20] The emir was quoted as saying: "Iran represents a regional and Islamic power that cannot be ignored and it is unwise to face up against it. It is a big power in the stabilization of the region."[21][22] Qatar reported that the statements were false and did not know their origin.[23] Despite this, the remarks were widely publicized in the various Arab news media, including UAE-based Sky News Arabia and Al Arabiya.[20] On 3 June 2017, the Twitter account of Bahraini foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa was hacked.[24]

Initially alleged Intelligence gathered by the US security agencies indicated that Russian hackers were behind the intrusion first reported by the Qataris.[25][26] However, a U.S. official briefed on the inquiry told The New York Times that it "was unclear whether the hackers were state-sponsored"[27] and The Guardian diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour reported that "It is believed that the Russian government was not involved in the hacks; instead, freelance hackers were paid to undertake the work on behalf of some other state or individual."[26] A U.S. diplomat said that Russia and its ally Iran stood to benefit from sowing discord among U.S. allies in the region, "particularly if they made it more difficult for the United States to use Qatar as a major base."[27] The FBI sent a team of investigators to Doha to help the Qatari government investigate the hacking incident.[28] Later New York Times reported that the hacking incidents may be part of long running cyberwar between Qatar and other Gulf countries that was only revealed to the public during the recent incidents and they noted how Saudi and UAE media picked up the statement made by the hacked media in less than 20 minutes and began interviewing many well-prepared commentators against Qatar.[29]

On 16 July, The Washington Post revealed that US intelligence officials pin-pointed the hack as being carried out by the UAE. The intelligence officials stated that the hacking was discussed among Emirati officials on 23 May, one day before the operation took place.[30] The UAE denied any involvement in the hacking.[31] It was announced on 26 August 2017 that five individuals allegedly involved in the hacking were arrested in Turkey.[32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "QNA | English | Home Page". Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ El Mustapha Lahlali (6 June 2011). Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media. Oxford University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7486-8864-7. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b Qatar News Agency (QNA) - news agency in Doha, Qatar with local news and community events Archived 18 January 2003 at archive.today
  4. ^ Qatar Newspapers and News Sites Archived 3 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ BBC News - Qatar country profile Archived 17 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Profile of Qatar - Media - Information Archived 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Barrie Gunter; Roger Dickinson (6 June 2013). News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries. A&C Black. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-4411-0239-3. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  8. ^ Abbas Kadhim (15 February 2013). Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: A Handbook. Routledge. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-136-95966-0. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  9. ^ a b The Middle East and North Africa 2004. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 954. ISBN 978-1-85743-184-1.
  10. ^ "HH The Amir Issues Amiri Decision Appointing Qatar News Agency Director-General". diwan.gov.qa. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. ^ Qatar: Year Book 1980–81. Doha: Press and Publications Department, Ministry of Information. 1981. p. 76.
  12. ^ "Information and Media". Embassy of Qatar. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b "About Us". www.qna.org.qa. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ^ Michaelson, Ruth (25 May 2017). "Egypt blocks access to news websites including Al-Jazeera and Mada Masr". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Qatar state news agency 'hacked with fake positive story about Israel and Iran'". The Telegraph. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Qatar official state news agency hacked, sensitive articles published". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  17. ^ Alkhalisi, Zahraa (24 May 2017). "Al Jazeera blocked by Saudi Arabia and the UAE". CNNMoney. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Saudi Arabia, Egypt lead Arab states cutting Qatar ties, Iran blames Trump". CNBC. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  19. ^ "THE LARGEST UN COUNTER-TERRORISM FRAMEWORK EXPLAINED" (PDF). United Nations global counter terrorism coordination compact. 10 April 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties to Qatar". AlJazeera.com. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf". Fox News. 24 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Trump's 'Arab NATO' Vision is a Desert Mirage". Stratfor. 31 May 2017.
  23. ^ Barnard, Anne; Kirkpatrick, David (5 June 2017). "5 Arab States Break Ties With Qatar, Complicating U.S. Coalition-Building". New York Times. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Bahrain minister briefly hacked after Qatar cyber attack". Phys.org. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  25. ^ Evan Perez & Shimon Prokupecz, US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis, CNN (6 June 2017).
  26. ^ a b Patrick Wintour, Russian hackers to blame for sparking Qatar crisis, FBI inquiry finds (7 June 2017).
  27. ^ a b Mark Landler, Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner, New York Times (6 June 2017).
  28. ^ "Ministry of the Interior Statement on Piracy Crime on Qatar News Agency Website". mofa.gov.qa.
  29. ^ Kirkpatrick, David D.; Frenkel, Sheera (8 June 2017). "Hacking in Qatar Highlights a Shift Toward Espionage-for-Hire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  30. ^ "UAE arranged hacking of Qatari media: Washington Post". Al Jazeera. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  31. ^ Tamara Qiblawi; Angela Dewan (27 July 2017). "UAE denies Washington Post report it orchestrated Qatar hack". CNN. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  32. ^ "Qatar says five suspects in news agency hacking detained in Turkey". Reuters. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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